03-02 Utah 2003

Well, after finishing up my "Eastward Bound" gallery, I was left wondering where the one was for Bryce Canyon and all the sidetrips I took there. I found this one, but it only had a dozen photos in it, so I got Photoshop fired up and fleshed it out some. This was one of my greatest summers for pictures and I can't believe I didn't do one up till now, especially since the "Westward Ho!" gallery -- the one for my trip from Acadia to Bryce Canyon -- actually predates this one. Huh. I just can't figure myself out sometimes. Oh, well, enjoy the show, anyway.

AN ARRAY OF COLORS
One thing makes Bryce Canyon's rock formations -- called "hoodoos" -- stand out is the variety of colors they have, sometimes within the spires themselves, caused by layers of sedimentation. These hoodoos were carved out by eons of erosion by ice and water, most of this caused by the lapping of waves from an ancient inland sea against the shores of this, the Paunsaugunt Plateau. It's an ongoing process, as they change ever so slightly each time it rains or when winter comes along.